Character & Regional Inspiration

Poised as an impactful gateway, the extension design complements the materials and form of the existing airport campus and offers an iconic Portland experience for travelers. The cantilevered and folded biophilic roof form inspired by Oregon’s canyons, and extensive curtainwall glazing, reflect the Port’s sloped and cantilevered headquarters building and ticket lobby entrance glazing, directly adjacent from the site. The building’s section evokes flight during the day and unveils activity inside the concourse after dark. The south façade celebrates Oregon’s forest edges through a custom pattern of colored glass and mullions of various depths. The impact of these design elements is apparent on the interior: clerestory windows punctuating the roof wash the space with north light and frame preflight views to the sky. The sweeping sloped south curtainwall also floods the interior with natural light, tempered by varying intensities of frit and tinted glazing and offering views to the airport campus. Vast window walls provide views north to the airfield and landscape beyond, offering a sense of place.

Photo courtesy of Andrew Pogue  

Reflecting the Walkable City

Downtown Portland’s celebrated 200-foot city block grid inspired 200-foot spacing of concessions “nodes” that interrupt the 830-foot-long concourse circulation, just as cross streets do when walking downtown. Dramatic full height glazing to the north and aerial art installations give respite to the length of the concourse. Universal design throughout the concourse and terminal reinforces social equity for all users – passengers and employees. Permanent and rotating art installations reflect and celebrate diversity. Moving walkways and opportunities for rest assist aging populations and others when walking long distances. A lactation room provides privacy and respite. Views of Mt. Hood, the sky, and toward the Columbia River reinforce a connection to nature – which is important to the region’s visitors and those returning home.

Sustainable Design & Anticipating Future Change

A 30-foot structural rhythm of folded, clear span steel beams form the roof and accommodate the clerestory windows along the length of the concourse. This clear span anticipates future modifications to interior composition, whether for changes in aircraft size, boarding processes, or other technology advances. Extensive daylighting, recycled materials, remediation of contaminated soils, and other strategies contributed to LEED Gold certification. Energy conservation measures employed in the project reduce the predicted energy consumption by 22%, or 719,600 kilowatt hours (kwh) of electricity annually – equivalent to 557 tons of carbon dioxide, low-flow fixtures and low-irrigation landscaping reduce water consumption by 33%. The entire south-facing roof of the concourse is solar ready.

Project Team

Architect of Record and Design Partner: Hennebery Eddy 

Design Partner: Fentress Architects

Interior Design: Hennebery Eddy 

Contractor: Skanska USA

Civil Engineer: HNTB Corporation

Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers, Inc

Mechanical Engineer: Interface Engineering, Inc.

Electrical Engineer: Interface Engineering, Inc.

Landscape: Mayer/Reed

Lighting: Candela Architectural Lighting Consultants

Acoustical Engineer: The Greenbusch Group, Inc.

Sustainability Consultant: RWDI

Photography

Andrew Pogue

Josh Partee 

Hennebery Eddy Design Team

Timothy Eddy – Principal-in-Charge

Michelle Vo – Project Manager

Gregg Sanders – Project Manager

Michael Meade – Project Architect

Camilla Cok – Project Architect

Alexander Lungershausen – Specification Writer

Pooja Kashyap – Sustainability Coordinator

Danae Sakuma – Design Staff

Ashley Nored – Interior Designer 

Aly Pierce – Interior Designer 

Heidi Bertman – Design Staff 

Patrick Boyle – Design Staff 

Lindley Bynum – Design Staff  

Julia Harding – Design Staff

Kathy Johnson – Design Staff

Adam Lawler – Design Staff

Tristan Magnuson – Design Staff

Jessy Miguel – Design Staff 

Scott Moreland – Design Staff 

Stephanie Pak – Design Staff 

Ben Nelson – Design Staff 

Irene Ng - Design Staff 

Emily Green – Design Staff

Ellen Osborne – Staff Team

Abby Short –Design Staff

Jacob Simonson – Design Staff 

Kevin Wade – Design Staff

Meghan Wirtner – Design Staff  

Fentress Architects Design Team

Mark Outman

Tom Theobold

Ana-Maria Drughi

Corey Ochsner